Butler (17), Champaign (8), Clark (3),
Franklin (2), Gallia (11), Greene (4), Hamilton (3), Medina (1), Monroe
(2), Morrow (1), Ross (1), Warren (1).
The above list represents the August
14 tally of H3N2v cases confirmed in Ohio by the Ohio Department of
Health (ODH). The number of cases increased
from 47 to 54,
while the number of counties increased from 11 to 12. These one
day increases signal increased testing, but also strongly suggests that
many of the totals will represent serious undercounts.

The new county was Ross with 1 case and Franklin also inceased
by. The remaining 5 newly reported cases were in Champaign
County, where these five cases were previously reported as influenza A
positive.

Similarly, the absence of an increase in cases in Gallia, suggests that
the more
than 200 symptomatic cases, including 69 that were influenza A
positive, will be represented by the 11 confirmed cases, and onward
transmission will be largely unreported.

However, the start of the school season will likely lead to an
explosion in cases if students with mild ILI are tested.